Great deal for both sides, but Wild are taking a huge risk here.
Hopefully this injects some life into Vancouver too. I bet they flip that first round pick for another piece to help them now. I bet Vancouver digs out a little now, though I guess you can argue that losing Hughes will be a bigger hit in the locker room, and deflate that team. I guess we will see.
I like this for the Flames. I think Vancouver does get some energy out of this and climbs out of the basement. I also LOVE how much they got for Hughes, and how that's out of the way now. Best defencemen on the market right now is Andersson.
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